NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK COLUMN

by Dara Magnon, Reference Librarian
Reference & Information Services NH State Library
(603) 271-3302 · www.nh.gov/nhsl

Andrews, Dave. POPS AND SUNSHINE: A STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, DREAMS AND DETERMINATION. Dave Andrews: United States, 2007. $19.95
ISBN 9780615187068
Pops and Sunshine is a dramatic story of love and loss with the game of golf at the center. It is written by Dave Andrews, a Harvard-educated former television news reporter. Dave is an avid golfer who has become a fan of the Duramed FUTURES Tour. His home course, in New Hampshire, is annually the site of one of the tour's events. His inspiration for the novel came from meeting many of the young aspiring women golfers on the tour.

Archer, Cheryl and Jennifer Keefe. THE TURKEY FARM: BEHIND THE SMILE. Published by the Author, 2005. $19.95 ISBN 139780980143942
Turkey Farm: Behind the Smile is the story of a tragic murder of a mother with three children. One of the three children was also witness to the murder. This book recounts these terrible events, and how the author was able to overcome terrifying memories to be a happy healthy adult. The authors have been friends for more than 30 years. They started the book as a way for Jennifer Keefe to share her tragic story, but along the way the process become therapeutic for her.

Buell, Janet and the Write Sisters. WOMEN OF GRANITE: 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE WOMEN YOU SHOULD KNOW. Apprentice Shop Books, LLC: Bedford, N.H. 2008. $16.00
ISBN 9780972341042
Women of Granite is a book of 25 biographies of New Hampshire women geared toward readers aged 9-12, but can certainly be enjoyed by all ages. Janet Buell and the rest of the Write Sisters, Kathleen Deedy, Muriel L. Dubois, Diane Mayr, Andrea Murphy, Barbara Turner, and Sally Wilkins are all New Hampshire authors.

Candee, Richard A. THE ARTFUL LIFE OF THOMAS P. MOSES 1801-1881. Peter E. Randall: Portsmouth, 2002. ASIN: B0006RWY60
The life of Thomas P. Moses was an interesting one. He was born to a poor family, and as a teenager was sent to the Lancastrian School to become a servant. He eventually become a teaching assistant at the school which opened opportunities for him to continue learning and teaching. He first learned to play music: bugle, clarinet, flute, organ, and piano. He became a music teacher and organist, until a series of events led him to painting. This work is a biography written to accompany an exhibit that was displayed at the Portsmouth Athenaeum. Richard Candee is the author of several books about Portsmouth, N.H., and a resident.

Child, Deborah M. THE SKETCHBOOKS OF JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT. The Portsmouth Athenaeum, 2004. $30.00 ISBN 9780979486043
This book is a study of the life and works of John Samuel Blunt. Blunt was born in Portsmouth, N.H. During his brief career he is known to have executed miniatures, ship ornaments and signage, as well as portraits, landscaped, and marine art. Deborah M. Child is an independent art historian and author residing in New Hampshire.

Coey, Jack. TWO LEGGED FOXES. Xlibris: United States, 2007. $15.99
ISBN 9781425785607
Two Legged Foxes is about the unsolved Dean murder in Jaffrey, N.H. Jack Coey lives in New Hampshire.

Douglas, Geoffrey. THE CLASSMATES: PRIVILEGE CHAOS AND THE END OF AN ERA. Hyperion: New York, 2008. $23.95 ISBN 9781401301965
The story of the 1962 Class of St. Paul's School gives special attention to two key figures: John Kerry and a student known simply as Author. Geoffrey Douglas is an author of several books, and an adjunct professor of writing at the University of Massachusetts, he lives in Southern New Hampshire.

Dryfhout, John H. THE WORK OF AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS. University Press of New England, Hanover and London, 2008.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a prominent sculpture in the mid-nineteenth century. He lived and work in Cornish, N.H.

Ducharme, Roger. LOOKING UP: AN INTRODUCTION TO STARGAZING. Vantage Press:New York, 2007. $23.95 ISBN 9780533156566
This book is an introduction to stargazing. The author has presented the rudiments of observational astronomy with the hope that readers will find it entertaining as well as informative. Roger Ducharme lives in Goffstown, N.H. He maintains his website: www.nightskyalmanac.com where he describes the evening sky each night.

Garzina, Gretchen Holbrook. MR. AND MRS. PRINCE: HOW AN EXTRAORDINARY EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FAMILY MOVED OUT OF SLAVERY AND INTO LEGEND. Amistad: New York, 2008.
Mr. and Mrs. Prince is a fascinating history of a pre-Civil War African-American family in New England, and their struggles to live the American dream. It explores a part of history that has previously been overlooked. Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is an author of several books. She is currently the Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography at Dartmouth College where she also chairs the English Department.

Hennedy, Hugh and Jane Mercuri Grossman, illus. VARIATIONS ON A NATURAL THEME: A LOON YEAR. Hobblebush Books: Brookline, N.H., 2008. $15.95
ISBN 0980167214
Hugh Hennedy chronicles loons over the course of a year. He observes them at different times and in different light, writing poetry of his reactions to each observation. Hugh Hennedy lives in Portsmouth, N.H. His poems have been published in many journals, among them Puckerbrush Review, Beloit, Poetry Journal, Tar River Poetry, Hawaii Review, and James Joyce Quarterly. His previous books of poetry are Old Winchester Hill (Enright House, 1993) and Halcyon Time (Oyster River Press, 1993).

Heskell, Julia and Davis Dyer. AFTER THE HARKNESS GIFT: A HISTORY OF PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY SINCE 1930. University Press of New England: Hanover and London, 2008. $35.00 ISBN 9780976978718
This is the story of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. In 1930 philanthropist Edward S. Harkness bestowed a gift of $5.8 million. This gift transformed education at the school, and the impact continued long after 1930.

Hippauf, Georgi Laurin and illustrated by Diane Grigas Statkum. THE STORY OF HOW THEY BANISHED PICKLED FROGS' LEGS FOREVER: A FABLE FOR ECO-MINDED GROWNUPS. Published by the Author, 2007. $12.95
This is a clever satire written for fun, and to bring attention to the continuous need to protect our wetlands and the creatures that inhabit it. Georgi Laurin Hippauf has written, edited, and co-authored three books with former New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gregg. Georgi co-hosted Talkline with Maury Parent for three years on Nashua local radio stations. Writing is her passion. She is an ardent conservationist. Diane has studied under a variety of noted artist and has been painting with watercolors for the past 30 years. Her works have been exhibited in many shops and galleries in the Nashua, N.H. area. She is a member of the Nashua Area Art Association and the RISE Art Group at Rivier College.

Hirshberg, Gary. STIRRING IT UP: HOW TO MAKE MONEY AND SAVE THE WORLD. Hyperion: New York, 2008. $24.95 ISBN 97814013440
Gary Hirshberg, the CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm describes how he built a $300 million business by incorporating environmental principles an practices. He explains why he believes making businesses green will save money. Gary Hirshberg lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children.

Jennings, Dana. SING ME BACK HOME: LOVE, DEATH, AND COUNTRY MUSIC. Faber and Faber: New York, 2008. $24.00 ISBN 9780865479609
Sing Me Back Home is Jennings commentary on the importance of Country Music in America for generations of the past, present and future. Dana Jennings is a native of New Hampshire. He is also an editor for the New York Times and resides in Montclair, N.J.

O'Conner, Marianne. HAUNTED HIKES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Publishing Works, Inc.: Exeter, 2008.
Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire is an informative paperback that details 30 trails around the state. Each of the 14 chapters includes how to get to a trail, how long it will take to hike it, where to park and what you may find there. O'Connor, who often goes on hikes with her two daughters, is a guidance counselor at Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua who moonlights as an outdoors writer.

Randall, Peter E. PORTSMOUTH IN 1950: THE ART OF CHARLES V. GOODHUE. The Portsmouth Athenaeum, 2001.
Charles V. Goodhue is a talented painter that captured cityscapes of Portsmouth on canvas with watercolors during the 1950s. This book was written to accompany an exhibit of his works at the Portsmouth Athenaeum by Peter Randall of the Randall Gallery.

Richardson, Mark, ed. THE COLLECTED PROSE OF ROBERT FROST. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007. $39.95
ISBN 9780674024632
During his life Frost continually resisted collecting his work. This book is the first critical edition of Robert Frost's prose. Mark Richardson is a Professor of English at Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan.

Robinson, J. Dennis. STRAWBERY BANKE: A SEAPORT MUSEUM 400 YEARS IN THE MAKING. Peter E. Randall Publisher, LLS: Portsmouth, 2007. $35.00
ISBN 978096038962
This is an incredible detailed history of the past 400 years of Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, N.H. In addition to being an excellent author of historic works, J. Dennis Robinson is the editor and owner of SeacoastNH.com. He is also an eductor, audio and video producer, lecturer, and columnist. He lives in Portsmouth.

Robinson, Gene. IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: SWEPT TO THE CENTER BY GOD. Seabury Books: New York, 2008. $24.95 ISBN 9781596270886
Gene Robinson tells his story of being the center of religious controversy as the first openly gay priest to be elected Bishop in the Anglican Communion in 2003. Gene Robinson lives in rural New Hampshire.

The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition. SRKG TRAIL GUIDE. Echo Communications, Inc.: New London, N.H., 2008.
A book of 75 miles of trails, including the history, tips on first aid, and how to log your hike.